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LAX to lease cargo facility to Alliance Ground International

Alliance Ground International, the largest American-owned cargo handling agent for airlines, says it has won a competitive selection process to operate its first directly controlled warehouse at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The five-year lease is expected to be approved by the board of airport commissioners within the next several weeks, allowing AGI to move into the facility on Nov. 1.

The cargo terminal is currently leased to United Airlines, which has not used the property for a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lax-to-lease-cargo-facility-to-alliance-ground-international

DHL Express workers at Cincinnati airport reach deal, end strike

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DHL Express has reached a tentative deal with ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub, ending a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-express-workers-at-cincinnati-airport-reach-deal-end-strike

Lufthansa cargo shipments slowed by ground staff strike in Germany

Side view of a Lufthansa plane being loaded with cargo at night.

A strike by ground workers for Deutsche Lufthansa seeking higher pay has forced the airline to cancel hundreds of flights at its Frankfurt international hub and Munich, with many cargo shipments expected to be delayed. 

The labor action is the latest setback for European airports where airlines have proactively canceled passenger and cargo flights, or rescheduled them for less busy periods, to help cope with congestion caused by a crush of travelers overwhelming an understaffed aviation system.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lufthansa-cargo-shipments-slowed-by-ground-staff-strike-in-germany

Alliance Ground acquires cargo handler at Chicago O’Hare airport

Inside an airfreight warehouse, with forklifts parked.

Alliance Ground International, a large provider of airport services to airlines in the U.S., has acquired MIC Cargo to increase its cargo handling capability at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the company announced Wednesday. MIC’s flagship account is Emirates SkyCargo.

The acquisition gives Alliance Ground additional warehouse and aircraft parking capacity at Chicago O’Hare, with a combined warehouse footprint of more than 1 million square feet. The cargo processor also gains specialized...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alliance-ground-acquires-cargo-handler-at-chicago-ohare-airport

Amazon Air bumps cargo handler from Newark airport

Overhead view of cargo terminals at Newark Liberty airport.

Alliance Ground International, a Miami-based cargo handling services provider, said Tuesday it has opened a new import handling facility five minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport after getting displaced from its existing airport warehouse by Amazon Air.

Two other ground agents, along with 22 airline customers, are also losing a home this fall, leaving logistics companies in the region wondering if their shipments will be negatively impacted.

Alliance Ground International will shuttle...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-air-bumps-cargo-handler-from-newark-airport

Mazda shuts down plants as cargo flights from Shanghai dry up

A cargo facility at Shanghai Pudong Airport. with jets on the ramp.

Cargo operations continue to deteriorate at Shanghai Pudong International Airport after the detection of another COVID case, as a key terminal operator operates with a skeleton crew and freighter airlines cancel more flights, logistics industry professionals say. 

Many freight forwarders have stopped accepting bookings for Shanghai and are trying to divert flights under their contractual control to other airports, some of which have their own pandemic restrictions in place, adding to transit...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mazda-shuts-down-plants-as-cargo-flights-from-shanghai-dry-up

Stealing your own freight: O’Hare cargo delays force drastic measures

A forklift moving stacks of boxes in a warehouse.

Desperate logistics service providers in Chicago are resorting to a number of new tactics, including bribery and undercover extraction missions, to avoid worsening congestion that is trapping shipments for more than a week at O’Hare International Airport’s cargo terminals, according to industry executives.

Shipment volumes at O’Hare have exploded in the past 18 months as businesses turn to air transport for critical imports of personal protective equipment, replenishment of depleted inventories...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stealing-your-own-freight-ohare-cargo-delays-force-drastic-measures

Cargo handlers move to airport suburbs to escape O’Hare congestion

An airport worker with a yellow vest walks towards an airplane and a ground tug.

Ground service providers drowning in shipments delivered by airlines are responding to massive gridlock at Chicago O’Hare by permanently relocating some warehouse operations outside the property  to increase capacity in what could increasingly become a model at major U.S. airports that haven’t prioritized investment in cargo facilities.

Alliance Ground International (AGI), with stations around the country, and local ground handling agent Maestro International Cargo this month are both opening...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-handlers-move-to-airport-suburbs-to-escape-ohare-congestion

Fed up with cargo congestion, freight forwarders flee O’Hare airport

Aerial view of O'Hare Airport cargo terminal.

Cargo congestion has gone from bad to worse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, forcing importers to wait several days to retrieve shipments and prompting two large logistics companies to migrate airfreight operations an hour west to an uncrowded facility in Rockford, Illinois.

There is so much cargo piling up at O’Hare that airline-handling agents for the first time in memory are actually renting warehouses in surrounding townships to hold the overflow until it can be sorted for customer...

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House committee slams airline contractors for layoffs after COVID aid

A ramp workers guides equipment preparing a plane for its next flight on a bright sunny day.

Four aviation services companies that took $595 million in federal wage offsets as part of an emergency coronavirus stimulus package last spring have committed to retain all current employees after several were reprimanded by a House investigative committee for violating terms of the aid.

The four ground handling agents — Menzies Aviation, DAL Global Services, Sky Chefs and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) — employ more than 30,000 people in the U.S. Three other airport service providers —...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/house-committee-slams-airline-contractors-for-layoffs-after-covid-aid

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